Combination sleeping bag and knapsack



July 24, 1962 M. Z. HOCHERMAN COMBINATION SLEEPING BAG AND KNAPSACK Filed Nov. 25, 1959 INVENTOR.

11/0/7 25 Z j/ocfifrmal? flLL/Yfi lidd Daniels A Marc flTTOKA/EYS United States This invention relates to camping and outdoor sleeping equipment, and more particularly to sleeping bags in combination with knapsacks or utility bags of the type intended to hold miscellaneous camping equipment.

An object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved combination sleeping bag and knapsack which is so arranged and organized that when the sleeping bag is unrolled and set up for use the knapsack will be supported in an upright position and also arranged for convenient use and accessibility.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved combination sleeping bag and knapsack in accordance with the foregoing, which is extremely easy and convenient to unpack and set up for use, and also to fold and arrange into a carrying pack.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide an improved combination sleeping bag and knapsack as characterized, wherein a canopy is provided and utilized to effect the support of the knapsack at the time that the sleeping bag is set up or arranged for use.

A feature of the invention resides in the provision of a novel combination sleeping bag and knapsack or similar container, which is extremely simple in its construction and utilizes relatively few parts or components.

Another feature of the invention resides in the provision of a novel, combination sleeping bag and knapsack or utility bag as above set forth, which is economical to fabricate and manufacture.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved combination sleeping bag and knapsack as outlined above, which when arranged as a pack may be easily and conveniently carried or supported on the back of the camper or other person who is to transport it.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings, similar characters of reference have been utilized to designate like components throughout the several views, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the improved combination sleeping bag and knapsack set up for use as provided by the invention.

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view of the combination sleeping bag and knapsack partially dismantled, preparatory to being folded and rolled into a pack.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the combination sleeping bag and knapsack showing the device folded along a longitudinal center line, prior to being rolled up into a pack.

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the combination sleeping bag and knapsack completely rolled and folded, and secured into a carrying pack.

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary top plan view of the head portion of a combination sleeping bag and knapsack, illustrating a modification of the invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1-4, the novel combination sleeping bag and knapsack comprises a unitary assemblage which includes a bottom, sleeping-bag part having attached to it an overlying, top sleeping-bag cover part 11, the said parts being joined or secured together in any suitable manner, as by the use of zipper fastening means 12 extending along the peripheral portions of the parts. The bottom part 10 may include an under sheet of waterproof or moisture-proof material together with padding or an air mattress or the like, as is well understood in the art. The top cover part 11 may likewise be of any 2 usual or conventional construction, and may include padding 15 to provide warmth, as will be readily understood.

In accordance with the present invention there is combined with the sleeping bag 10, 11 in a novel and advantageous manner a knapsack or utility bag or container 17, together with a wrapper sheet designated generally by the numeral 19, which latter is adapted to constitute a canopy for the sleeping bag, all in such a way that the knapsack is held upright and supported for convenient use when the sleeping bag 10, 11 and canopy 19 are set up, as seen in FIG. 1. As shown in this figure, the wrapper sheet or canopy 19 has a width which is at least as great as and preferably slightly greater than the width of the sleeping bag 10, 11. One peripheral edge 22 of the wrapper sheet 19 is secured to the upper or head transverse edge portion of the bottom part 10 of the sleeping bag, as seen in FIGS. 2 and 3. In FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 the wrapper sheet 19 is shown as permanently secured to the said transverse edge of the bottom sleepingbag part it p The wrapper sheet 19 may be provided as two coextensive portions, a portion 24 which normally extends A upright when the combination sleeping bag and knapsack is set up for use, as seen in FIG. 1 and a second portion 26 which constitutes a canopy and overlies the head portion of the sleeping bag. For such disposition of the wrapper sheet 19 it may be supported in any suitable manner, as by means of uprights 28 arranged to carry a crossbar 30 over which the wrapper sheet may be folded. Ropes or lines 32 secured to stakes 34 may support the canopy portion 26 as shown.

By the present invention the knapsack 17 is attached to the outside of the upright portion or panel 24 of the canopy structure 19. Preferably, as'shown in FIGS. 1-3, the knapsack 17 has a width which is slightly less than half the full width of the sleeping bag 10, 11. Also, the knapsack 17 has a height commensurate with the height of the upright panel 24 of the wrapper sheet 19. The knapsack 17 may be secured in any suitable manner to the panel 24, and preferably a detachable or releasable fastening means is employed whereby, when occasion requires it, the knapsack may be removed from the canopy.

By the above organization the knapsack 17 is held in an upright position and access may be conveniently had to the interior of the knapsack when the sleeping bag 10, 11 and canopystructure 19 are set up for use, as seen in FIG. 1.

In accordance with the invention, the above organization may be easily and quickly folded and rolled into a relatively small and compact carrying pack which may be conveniently slung over the shoulders and carried on the back. In effecting this, the two parts of the sleep ing bag 10, 11 are folded as a unit along a longitudinal center line, that is, the bag is folded in half in the direction of its width, as illustrated in FIG. 3. In so doing the wrapper sheet 19 is also folded as illustrated. Thereupon, the folded assemblage is rolled onto the knapsack 17, starting at the bottom or foot of the sleeping bag, as shown in FIG. 4, whereupon the rolled assemblage will appear somewhat as depicted. The canopy portion 26 of the wrapper sheet 19 is then folded over the rolled assemblage, and the adjoining ends of the wrapper sheet are secured together, thereby to constitute a carrying pack of the assemblage. For such purposes of securement, the wrapper sheet 19 may be provided with tie strings or pull strings 38, as seen in FIGS. 1-3, and the edge portions of the wrapper sheet 19 preferably overlap part of the rolled edges of the sleeping bag 10, 11 as seen in FIG. 4. The knapsack 17 now disposed on the outside of the panel 24 of the wrapper sheet 19 is thereby located on the rear side of the pack.

For carrying purposes shoulder straps or carrying straps 40' are provided, preferably secured to the knapsack 17 at a point adjacent the wrapper sheet 19. The assembled pack as shown in FIG. 4 may be carried on the back with the knapsack 17 outermost and the folded and rolled-up sleeping bag engaged with the back.

A modification of the invention is illustrated in FIG. 5, wherein the wrapper sheet 19a is secured to the sleeping bag 42 by a zipper fastening means 44. By such organization the knapsack 17 and wrapper sheet 1911 may be readily separated from the sleeping bag Whenever this is desired or required.

It will now be understood from the foregoing that I have provided a novel and improved combination unitary sleeping bag and knapsack construction by which the knapsack is supported in an upright, usable and accessible position when the sleeping bag is set up for use. The combination structure is seen to be extremely simple, to involve relatively few components, and to be easily set up for use and also dismantled and folded into a relatively small, easily carried pack. Moreover, the combination sleeping bag and knapsack construction may be economically fabricated and produced.

Variations and modifications may be made within the scope of the claims, and portions of the improvement may be used without others.

I claim:

1. A combined knapsack and sleeping bag unit comprising, in combination, a sleeping bag having a bottom waterproof sheet like part and an overlying top cover part, at least one of said parts having padding to provide a cushion effect, said parts being connected together and foldable as a unit in the direction of the Width of the bag and along a longitudinal line, thereby to effect a folded assemblage which is a submultiple of the bag width, said assemblage being further foldable a number of times along transverse lines into a compact substantially fiat roll; a wrapper sheet secured to one end of the said bottom part, said Wrapper sheet when the bag is folded having a width substantially the same as the said folded assemblage and having a length such that it may extend substantially around the said rolled assemblage to form a pack for carrying the assemblage; a knapsack complete in and of itself, having a broad exterior side secured broadside to the outside of said wrapper sheet, said knapsack being thereby disposed on one outer side of the said pack; and cooperable fastening means on said wrapper sheet, for securing end portions thereof to each other when the sheet extends around the rolled assemblage, with the knapsack disposed at the exterior of said assemblage and readily accessible for use.

2. The invention as defined in claim 1, in which the said folded assemblage has a width which is approximately one half the width of the sleeping bag, and in which the wrapper sheet has a length when extended beyond the folded assemblage which is equal to substantially twice the height of the knapsack.

3. The invention as defined in claim. 2, in which the width of the knapsack is approximately half the width of the sleeping bag.

4. The invention as defined in claim 1, in which the cooperable fastening means comprises tie strings arranged to be tied together to prevent unrolling of the said rolled assemblage.

5. The invention as defined in claim 1, in which there are carrying straps secured to a portion of the knapsack which is located adjacent the wrapper sheet, to enable the folded and rolled pack to be slung on the back of a person who is to transport it.

6. The invention as defined in claim 1, in which there is a zipper fastener which releasibly secures the wrapper sheet to the end of the said bottom part of the sleeping bag.

7. The invention as defined in claim 1, in which the wrapper sheet has a width which is commensurate with that of the sleeping bag, and in which the said folding of the sleeping-bag parts in the direction of the width of the bag is accompanied by a folding of the wrapper sheet.

8. The invention as defined in claim 7, in which the wrapper sheet has a length sufficiently great to enable it to extend upward a distance from the end of the sleeping bag when the latter is set out, and to thereafter extend forward over the head portion of the sleeping bag, thereby to constitute a canopy, the said knapsack being secured to the portion of the wrapper sheet which extends upward.

9. The invention as defined in claim 8, in which the knapsack has a width which is approximately one half the width of the said wrapper sheet constituting the canopy.

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